Modular interunit transmitter-receiver for a portable audio device
DCFirst Claim
1. A system comprising:
- a modular audio unit comprising;
a) an inter-unit communication component adapted to provide inter-unit communications between the system and one or more peer systems; and
b) a switching component having a first input port connected to a player device, a second input port connected to the inter-unit communication component, and an output port connected to a playback component, wherein the switching component is controlled to selectively provide first signals from the player device and second signals from the inter-unit communication component to the playback component and wherein the player device and the playback component are separate from one another and wherein both the player device and the playback component are external to the modular audio unit.
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Abstract
The invention pertains to a modular inter-unit transmitter/receiver for a portable audio device such as an MP3 player, a handheld device for playback of audio signals, a telephone, etc. More particularly, the unit is configured for an audio player device to enable the player device for wireless transmission and reception of audio signals. In one aspect, a communication means connects the modular audio unit to the audio player device. The device further comprises a switch in which a user of the audio player device can select to play audio signals received from an inter-unit transmitter/receiver or from the audio player device. The switch further enables the user to select whether to play the audio signal on the audio player device or to play the audio signal while transmitting the signal to a compatible device.
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23 Claims
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1. A system comprising:
a modular audio unit comprising; a) an inter-unit communication component adapted to provide inter-unit communications between the system and one or more peer systems; and b) a switching component having a first input port connected to a player device, a second input port connected to the inter-unit communication component, and an output port connected to a playback component, wherein the switching component is controlled to selectively provide first signals from the player device and second signals from the inter-unit communication component to the playback component and wherein the player device and the playback component are separate from one another and wherein both the player device and the playback component are external to the modular audio unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method of operation for a switching component forming a part of a modular audio unit comprising an inter-unit communication component providing inter-unit communications with at least one peer system, comprising:
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receiving first signals corresponding to first entertainment content from a player device; receiving second signals corresponding to second entertainment content from the inter-unit communication component; and selectively outputting the first signals and the second signals to a playback component wherein the player device and the playback component are separate from one another and wherein both the player device and the playback component are external to the modular audio unit. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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